At the request of New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA), New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), and New Jersey Farm Bureau, State legislators adopted a law in 1996 “which
Continue Reading New Jersey Livestock owners concerned about the humane care of their animals
FDA Prepares for Implementation of Its Veterinary Feed Directive
FDA, gearing up for the implementation of the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD), recently “issued a letter reminding retail establishments that sell medically important antimicrobials for use in feed or
Continue Reading FDA Prepares for Implementation of Its Veterinary Feed Directive
FDA revises its guidance for drug sponsors of new food animal drugs
FDA issued a draft revised guidance for industry, “General Principles for Evaluating the Human Food Safety of New Animal Drugs Used In Food-Producing Animals” in July 2016 that
Continue Reading FDA revises its guidance for drug sponsors of new food animal drugs
Berserk Male Syndrome – Viable Claim for Negligence?
A ram that had been “raised on a bottle after [its] mother died” repeatedly charged and rammed a farmer, Mr. Jay H. Rhodes, who “suffered a concussion, five broken ribs
Continue Reading Berserk Male Syndrome – Viable Claim for Negligence?
Foot and Mouth Disease Concerns Resurfacing
It has been some time since I have been focused on Foot and Mouth Disease, a virus affecting hoofed stock, including livestock, considered the most infectious virus on the planet.
Continue Reading Foot and Mouth Disease Concerns Resurfacing
Hen housing reviewed
More birds may die in cage-free interior facilities than in more conventional hen-housing. That is one of the results of a three-year long study comparing “conventional cage, enriched colony and
No More Elephants
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, owned by Feld Entertainment, announced that they will no longer include elephants in their shows as of 2018, despite having recently won a
Continue Reading No More Elephants
California’s egg-laying hens now have more space, and eggs produced cost more money
All egg producers selling eggs in California must now provide more space for their caged laying hens. As reported by the New York Times, the law “is expected to bring
Continue Reading California’s egg-laying hens now have more space, and eggs produced cost more money
Drones Rising
- Look out hunters, farmers, and others in animal industries, PETA may be looking over your shoulder, literally.
As reported by
Continue Reading Drones Rising
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea – An unwelcome virus, killing pigs and much more.
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (“PED”), an unwelcome emerging virus new to the United States has been increasingly reported as the cause of large numbers of mortalities in swine herds in
Continue Reading Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea – An unwelcome virus, killing pigs and much more.